Cognizant
Splunk/ Kafka Admin
Cognizant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55449
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.Practice - CIS - Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security ServicesAbout Cloud Infrastructure & Security Services:
Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.Job SummaryOur team is looking for Splunk Kafka Admin supporting the Splunk observability team with one of out clients. This team manages engineering work for Splunk clusters across the client environment comprised of 6 Clusters and Splunk Kafka connect is their critical data pipeline.ResponsibilitiesArchitect multi-site Splunk cluster that can handle 20 tera bytes per day ingestion volumeWell versed with Splunk Kafka connect architecture and Kubernetes.Provide day-to-day support on maintaining a large Splunk implementation (multi tera bytes per day log volume)Be on-call for responding to any Splunk related issues and resolve/escalate on timeWork with Application teams the users of Splunk to resolve any usability issues reportedDevelop monitoring for ensuring Splunk infrastructure health (Disk usage CPU Memory usage Performance)Ensure Splunk infrastructure is up and running and performing with maximum efficiency 24X7Develop reports on Splunk usage share with team and upper managementQualificationsBachelors degree or relevant hands-on technical experience in a production environment.5+ Years of experience building out and supporting Splunk, Kubernetes, and Kafka technical environment.Experience on Splunk Enterprise, multi-site clustering, and Search Head Clustering.Automation experience preferred (Terraform, Ansible, Github Actions, etc.)Nice to have: Any Splunk certificationSalary and Other Compensation:This position is accepting applications until 11/24/2024The annual salary for this position is between [$52,000] - [$92,500] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:Medical/Dental/Vision/Life InsurancePaid holidays plus Paid Time Off401(k) plan and contributionsLong-term/Short-term DisabilityPaid Parental LeaveEmployee Stock Purchase PlanDisclaimer:
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.#LI-IR1 #CB #Ind123
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.Practice - CIS - Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security ServicesAbout Cloud Infrastructure & Security Services:
Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.Job SummaryOur team is looking for Splunk Kafka Admin supporting the Splunk observability team with one of out clients. This team manages engineering work for Splunk clusters across the client environment comprised of 6 Clusters and Splunk Kafka connect is their critical data pipeline.ResponsibilitiesArchitect multi-site Splunk cluster that can handle 20 tera bytes per day ingestion volumeWell versed with Splunk Kafka connect architecture and Kubernetes.Provide day-to-day support on maintaining a large Splunk implementation (multi tera bytes per day log volume)Be on-call for responding to any Splunk related issues and resolve/escalate on timeWork with Application teams the users of Splunk to resolve any usability issues reportedDevelop monitoring for ensuring Splunk infrastructure health (Disk usage CPU Memory usage Performance)Ensure Splunk infrastructure is up and running and performing with maximum efficiency 24X7Develop reports on Splunk usage share with team and upper managementQualificationsBachelors degree or relevant hands-on technical experience in a production environment.5+ Years of experience building out and supporting Splunk, Kubernetes, and Kafka technical environment.Experience on Splunk Enterprise, multi-site clustering, and Search Head Clustering.Automation experience preferred (Terraform, Ansible, Github Actions, etc.)Nice to have: Any Splunk certificationSalary and Other Compensation:This position is accepting applications until 11/24/2024The annual salary for this position is between [$52,000] - [$92,500] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:Medical/Dental/Vision/Life InsurancePaid holidays plus Paid Time Off401(k) plan and contributionsLong-term/Short-term DisabilityPaid Parental LeaveEmployee Stock Purchase PlanDisclaimer:
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.#LI-IR1 #CB #Ind123